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ㄗㄨㄢ

zuān

drill

钻 is a 10 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as zuān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as zuàn.

In traditional Chinese the characters or may be used instead.

It is made up of the components (gold) and (occupy).

  • ㄗㄨㄢ

    zuān

    drill

    • ㄐㄧㄣ

      jīn

      gold

    • ㄓㄢ ˋ

      zhàn

      occupy

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 钻

zuàn
zuān

Definitions for 钻 pronounced as zuàn

  • variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]
  • an auger
  • diamond

Definitions for 钻 pronounced as zuān

  • to drill
  • to bore
  • to get into
  • to make one's way into
  • to enter (a hole)
  • to thread one's way through
  • to study intensively
  • to dig into
  • to curry favor for personal gain

Vocabulary

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Collections

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